Had Smart Aleck from BreadTalk, a long bun filled with custard cream, for breakfast on Monday. A custard pau for teatime at the Kopitiam for two consecutive days. And now I'm having a cream pan for breakfast, while waiting for the doctor to settle in at the clinic.

As a 11th-month-old Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM), Yang had "progressed" from generally 无语 to inquisitive. I hadn't noticed this change in me until Kirin said people had to fight for "airtime" with me in a conversation?! So here's Yang asking and sharing lots, even when she's sick and coughing away in the doctor's room. Being the first patient of the day at 8.30am, our interactive consultation probably gave the doctor an effective "perk-me-up" dose.

Read about establishing a bedtime ritual for your toddler, from babycenter. Yep, very often, 小雨 needs to let off some steam before we prepare her to settle for a night's sleep. This could mean running to and fro the living and bedroom or sometimes, intense fussing and screaming. Both are equally energy zapping.

Our bedtime ritual - I usually wiped her with a wet washcloth, change her into a sleep suit, brush her teeth, then get her to switch off the lights in the bedroom. However, on days when she ain't tired enough (usually on nights when she hadn't let off enough steam), she would leave to find papa in the living room or her toys on the playmat.

Perhaps I could sing or play the ♪Sweet Dreams (Goodnight Song)♪ to 小雨。Hmm... perhaps not. Whenever Kirin plays this song on his iPad mini, her eyes turn forlorn, the corners of her mouth twitch and sink, and she starts sniffling. The peaceful melody of two loving bears not only calms her down. It leaves her with a tinge of sadness. *********************************************************************************************************** The coughs attacked me again, when I lay down to nap. This time, I didn't break out in cold sweat after two rounds of mom's secret remedy - 葛根汤 (I usually do and feel much better after that). Which kind of affirmed the doctor's diagnosis that my sickness wasn't due to internal cold but a strong, external viral infection, which caused a productive cough, a runny nose and an inflammed throat.